Douglas Smith (Michigan)

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Douglas Smith

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Douglas Smith (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 6, 2018.

Smith was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Michigan.

Elections

2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Incumbent Justin Amash defeated Cathy Albro and Ted Gerrard in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Amash (R)	54.4	169,107
		Cathy Albro (D)	43.2	134,185
	Submit photo	Ted Gerrard (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	2.4	7,445
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	3

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 310,740
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Douglas Smith (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Cathy Albro defeated Fred Wooden in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cathy Albro	68.2	42,619
		Fred Wooden	31.8	19,903

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,522
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeff Thomas (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3

Incumbent Justin Amash advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Amash	100.0	69,817

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joe Farrington (R)

2016

See also: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Justin Amash (R) defeated Douglas Smith (D) and Ted Gerrard (U.S. Taxpayers) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.

U.S. House, Michigan District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Justin Amash Incumbent	59.5%	203,545
	Democratic	Douglas Smith	37.5%	128,400
	U.S. Taxpayers	Ted Gerrard	3%	10,420
Total Votes				342,365
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Smith's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Economic Equality and Opportunity: We believe that Economic Equality and Opportunity go hand in hand. For far too long the benefits of America have flowed only to those at the top. We will fight to raise the minimum wage, increase corporate responsibility and profit sharing and oppose any and all laws that make things harder for workers. Shared prosperity cannot be wished for it has to be fought for. Rights for All: We will fight for the rights of all to have basic dignity. We will strive for pay equity, gender equality and toward a society where each and every person is treated fairly and with respect. This starts right here in Michigan with Justice for Flint. But, we cannot change America without you. Join us and we will fight for laws that bring power to the people where it belongs. Fighting the Power of Money: We are different. Every progressive campaign hopes to curb the influence of big money, yet every candidate still feels compelled to play the big money game. We don’t. We know that in this country there are people who are hungry for a new kind of politics. We will deliver it. We will harness the power of technology to raise our entire campaign budget from small donors. When we succeed, we will have shown that things can be different.	”
—Douglas Smith's campaign website, http://smithformichigan.com/issues

See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
• Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
• Michigan's 3rd Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (7)